Kenya to use technology to link 500,000 jobseekers to manufacturing sector

26 november 2021 - 21:24:16
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya manufacturing companies will use technology to link the youth interested in working in the manufacturing [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ready to strengthen cooperation with COMESA -President Saied

24 november 2021 - 20:16:38
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian president, Kaïs Saïed, affirmed here Wednesday his country's willingness to strengthen its cooperation with [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President solicits support for African youth in economic, social integration of the continent

23 november 2021 - 18:56:43
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian President, Kaïs Saied, has declared his country's willingness to strengthen cooperation with the member [...] Full text...

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NOC dissociates itself from information about a cessation of Libyan shares in an oil company

23 november 2021 - 16:56:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), Mustapha Sanalla, [...] Full text...

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Libya calls for completion of COMESA structures to facilitate movement of goods

23 november 2021 - 16:49:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, in a speech on Tuesday in Cairo [...] Full text...

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Libyan government presents energy investment plan at Energy Summit

23 november 2021 - 12:24:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan government on Monday presented its investment plan in the oil and gas sector with leading [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council president attends 21st COMESA Summit

23 november 2021 - 12:15:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, is attending 21st Summit of the Common Market [...] Full text...

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Libyan President visits Egypt to attend 21st COMESA Summit

22 november 2021 - 18:04:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, is due in Egypt on Monday to [...] Full text...

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Kenya projects US$3 billion yearly earnings from African Free Trade Agreement

20 november 2021 - 13:57:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya has set a target of US$3 billion in earnings annually from the African Continental Free [...] Full text...

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Libyan Deputy FM praises COMESA's role in African integration

17 november 2021 - 09:47:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister for International Cooperation, Omar Ketti, has stressed the role of the Common [...] Full text...

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Rights group questions choice of Egypt as next climate change conference venue

15 november 2021 - 06:37:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is questioning the choice of Egypt to host the next UN climate [...] Full text...

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Opposition parties call for appointment of an international envoy for Guinea

13 november 2021 - 17:51:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Alliance for Democratic Change (ANAD) in Guinea, chaired by former Prime Minister Mamadou Cellou [...] Full text...

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Paris Conference on Libya, the last opportunity to ensure stability in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

11 november 2021 - 22:25:54
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the situation in Libya becoming more complex in the run-up to the 24 December election, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK launch £27.5m fund to support Lagos, other cities transition to Net Zero by 2050

11 november 2021 - 20:37:18
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UK government on Thursday launched the new £27.5m Urban Climate Action programme (UCAP) to support the [...] Full text...

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HRW questions whether Libya's elections will be free and fair

11 november 2021 - 11:01:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ahead of Friday's high-level Libya conference to be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, a human [...] Full text...

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Malian govt 'regrets' ECOWAS sanctions against transitional authorities

09 november 2021 - 12:04:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Monday expressed disappointment at sanctions slapped on the transitional authorities by leaders of [...] Full text...

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Climate Change: We are nowhere near where we need to be – Obama warns at COP26 summit in Glasgow

08 november 2021 - 18:56:02
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) – Former US President Barack Obama, who is in Glasgow, Scotland, for the 26th UN Climate Change [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS imposes targeted sanctions on Mali's transitional authorities

08 november 2021 - 12:42:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday imposed sanctions, including a travel ban [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS names former top official Ibn Chambas Special envoy to Guinea

07 november 2021 - 19:24:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - ECOWAS leaders on Sunday appointed Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas as its Special Envoy to Guinea as [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspapers highlight race for elections, tensions before Paris Conference

07 november 2021 - 15:36:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The announcement by some people of their intention to run in Libya's 24 December general elections [...] Full text...

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UN says 11 million Nigerians need humanitarian assistance

07 november 2021 - 12:03:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, says about 11 million Nigerians [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on situations in Mali, Guinea on Sunday

07 november 2021 - 05:17:00
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold another summit in Accra on [...] Full text...

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AfDB , AUC, and UNECA pledge more resources to improve land governance in Africa

05 november 2021 - 14:24:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Economic Commission for [...] Full text...

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COP26: World leaders, corporations take major step to restore and protect forests

02 november 2021 - 19:59:15
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - A pivotal pledge to save and restore the planet’s forests was officially announced on the second [...] Full text...

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Nigeria pledges gas-based energy transition, net zero emissions by 2060

02 november 2021 - 19:11:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Glasgow, Scotland, pledged that Nigeria would cut its emissions to net [...] Full text...

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COP26: Libyan PM reaffirms government's interest in the environment

02 november 2021 - 12:21:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, in a speech on Monday at the United Nations Climate Change [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister attends opening session of COP26 in Glasgow

01 november 2021 - 19:42:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abelhamid al-Dbaiba took part in the opening of the United Nations Climate Change [...] Full text...

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COP26: 'We're digging our own graves,' Guterres warns

01 november 2021 - 19:00:55
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - As the World Leaders Summit opened on day two of COP26, UN chief António Guterres sent [...] Full text...

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Libyan FM receives organisers of Energy Economy Summit

01 november 2021 - 12:04:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ms. Najla al-Mangoush, on Sunday met in [...] Full text...

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COP26 opens with calls for ambitious solutions to tackle climate emergency

01 november 2021 - 05:15:42
Glasgow, Scotland (PANA) - The eyes of the world are on Glasgow, Scotland, as the United Nations climate summit known [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: G20’s bitter divide on global vaccine inequality could condemn world to an 'endless pandemic', charities warn

31 october 2021 - 10:32:23
London, UK (PANA) - Failure to tackle global vaccine inequality at this weekend’s G20 summit could prolong the pandemic, civil [...] Full text...

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‘Serious risk’ COP26 may not deliver, warns Guterres

31 october 2021 - 10:21:41
Rome, Italy (PANA) - There is a “serious risk” that the UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, “will not [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS delegation ends mission to Guinea

30 october 2021 - 13:02:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The working mission of the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Ahead of Saturday's protests, UN chief asks military to ‘show restraint’

30 october 2021 - 09:32:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With mass civil protests against last Monday's military coup planned for Saturday in Sudan, the UN Secretary-General has a simple message: “I urge the military [...] Full text...

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Mauritius calls for drastic measures to address urgency of climate crisis ahead of COP-26

30 october 2021 - 08:35:07
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Minister of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, Mr. Kavydass Ramano, on Friday [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Billions more needed for UN-backed global collaboration to end pandemic: WHO

29 october 2021 - 05:31:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new strategy announced on Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) calls for $23.4 billion [...] Full text...

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Libyan Council President ends visit to Saudi Arabia after taking part in the Green Middle East Initiative

26 october 2021 - 19:24:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, concluded on Tuesday a visit to the [...] Full text...

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Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council attends Middle East Green Initiative Summit

25 october 2021 - 11:46:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived in in Riyadh on Sunday to [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President Buhari to attend investment summit in Saudi Arabia

25 october 2021 - 05:21:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday leave for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in an [...] Full text...

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African governments urged to Help youth to achieve potentials

22 october 2021 - 20:10:05
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Usif, has described Africa's youth as her greatest asset, [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Turkey pledges enhanced cooperation with Nigeria on counter-terrorism, defence and security

20 october 2021 - 15:53:22
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Turkey and Nigeria on Wednesday signed eight major agreements on defence, energy, industry, mining and other [...] Full text...

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Togo, Turkey sign agreements to strengthen diplomatic and trade ties

20 october 2021 - 12:52:38
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday paid a one-day visit to Togo during which the [...] Full text...

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AU Executive Council defers decision on granting Israel observer status to next AU Summit

17 october 2021 - 18:53:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Executive Council of the African Union (AU) has deferred to the next AU Summit [...] Full text...

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UN chief urges lifesaving transformation of food systems

15 october 2021 - 07:12:10
New York, US (PANA) - World Food Day is not only a reminder to everyone on the planet of the importance [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saied decides to withdraw diplomatic passport of former President Moncef Marzouki

14 october 2021 - 19:39:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed announced on Wednesday he had decided to withdraw the diplomatic passport of [...] Full text...

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Francophonie summit to be held in Tunisia in November to be postponed

13 october 2021 - 12:11:34
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Representatives of French-speaking countries on Tuesday agreed "by consensus" to postpone the 18th International Organization of the [...] Full text...

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New PM announces formation of new government in Tunisia

11 october 2021 - 20:15:23
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - After nearly two-and-a-half months without a government in Tunisia, the new prime minister, Najla Bouden Romdhane, [...] Full text...

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Botswana citizens climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Gender-based Violence awareness

08 october 2021 - 11:35:59
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) tourism outfit Cresta Marakanelo Limited (CML) has applauded a group of citizen [...] Full text...

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SADC fully supports Mozambique to wipe out terrorists and violent extremists

06 october 2021 - 10:50:31
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The Extraordinary Summit of the Organ Troika of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa convenes extraordinary SADC Troika, Mozambique Summit

05 october 2021 - 18:38:06
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday chaired the Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African [...] Full text...

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UNHCR, IGAD host special session on displacements in Sudan, South Sudan

05 october 2021 - 12:54:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The sub-regional trade grouping, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), on [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council Chairman attends AU Chairperson's Bureau meeting

04 october 2021 - 18:38:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, took part Monday in the meeting of [...] Full text...

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UN Chief highlights ‘enormous’ benefits of greener cities

04 october 2021 - 04:36:53
New York, US (PANA) - For the UN Secretary-General, the  benefits of making cities more environmentally friendly are “enormous”, and include reduced climate risk, more jobs, and better [...] Full text...

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Startups, awards and new research: youth-led World Food Forum kicks off

02 october 2021 - 06:03:19
Rome, Italy (PANA) -  The first World Food Forum, a youth-led event aimed at harnessing the energy and creativity of [...] Full text...

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World Food Forum kicks off with young generations shaping a better future for food

01 october 2021 - 13:41:21
Rome, Italy (PANA)  - Young people from around the globe are being tasked with giving a key contribution to shape [...] Full text...

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Tunis to host summit on building digital Libya

30 september 2021 - 12:55:54
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian-African Business Council (TABC) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding  (MoU) with the Arab [...] Full text...

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Rwanda arbitrarily rounded up people before the postponed Commonwealth leaders' meeting: HRW

27 september 2021 - 06:15:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is accusing the Rwandan authorities of rounding up and arbitrarily detaining gay and transgender [...] Full text...

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Food’s a human right, not just ‘a commodity to be traded’: Guterres

23 september 2021 - 18:51:07
New York, US (PANA) - Every day, hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry. Three billion people cannot [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Africa needs seven-fold rise in vaccine shipments - WHO

23 september 2021 - 17:29:51
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa must rise by over seven times from around 20 million per month [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: ‘We can end the pandemic’, UN chief says in new call for global vaccine plan

23 september 2021 - 05:17:16
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday repeated his call for a global COVID-19 vaccination plan [...] Full text...

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No improvement in young children’s diets over past decade: UNICEF

22 september 2021 - 17:15:39
New York, US (PANA) - There has been little sign of improvement in the diets of the world’s youngest children [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Decades of development efforts undermined by pandemic – FAO report

22 september 2021 - 17:07:48
Rome, Italy (PANA) - COVID-19 has set back progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), undermining decades of development efforts, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Empty promises will not save the world from pandemic, campaigners warn

21 september 2021 - 18:43:38
New York, US (PANA) - On the eve of US President Joe Biden’s global COVID-19 summit on the side-lines of [...] Full text...

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Global food systems: New IFAD report recommends concrete actions for policymakers

21 september 2021 - 14:43:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister invited to Euro-Mediterranean Summit in Italy

20 september 2021 - 18:48:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba has been invited to take part in the Euro-Mediterranean Summit to [...] Full text...

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Poorer nations to face up to $75 billion six-year shortfall in climate finance: Oxfam

20 september 2021 - 13:43:28
New York, US (PANA) - Wealthy nations are expected to fall up to $75 billion short of fulfilling their long-standing [...] Full text...

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African rural voices reach UN Food Systems Summit

20 september 2021 - 13:00:06
New York, US (PANA) - Small-scale farmers and other rural people are development actors in their own right, with a [...] Full text...

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President Buhari departs Abuja to attend 76th session of UN General Assembly

19 september 2021 - 16:22:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to take part in the 76th [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean transitional president throws weight behind military junta

17 september 2021 - 11:16:58
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The president of the 2009-2010 transition in Guinea, General Sékouba Konaté, on Thursday welcomed the overthrow [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders give six-month ultimatum to Guinea coup leaders to return country to constitutional rule

16 september 2021 - 21:37:52
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have given the military junta that [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Summit on Guinea opens

16 september 2021 - 12:35:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened in Accra [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean president Alpha Condé may leave for Turkey

15 september 2021 - 19:54:36
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Conde, 83, ousted by a military junta on 5 September, could [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS to hold summit on Guinea coup on Thursday

15 september 2021 - 13:16:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa [...] Full text...

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New report on African trade highlights opportunities, challenges for trade expansion

11 september 2021 - 18:59:23
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The beginning of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents significant [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Military junta meets ECOWAS envoys, promises Conde's release

10 september 2021 - 22:37:33
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The military junta in Guinea promised a strong ministerial delegation of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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United States supports ECOWAS initiative, demands immediate release of Guinean President Alpha Conde

10 september 2021 - 16:52:32
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United States supports the initiative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and [...] Full text...

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AU suspends Guinea following ousting of President Condé

10 september 2021 - 12:26:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Guinea from all its activities and decision-making bodies following [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS sends ministerial delegation to Guinea

09 september 2021 - 15:38:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A ministerial delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is due Friday in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea over 'regrettable' coup

09 september 2021 - 05:54:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have suspended Guinea from all decision-making [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS suspends Guinea after virtual over recent coup

08 september 2021 - 23:31:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) announced at a virtual meeting here Wednesday it [...] Full text...

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Agroecology can address food systems failures - new IFAD report

08 september 2021 - 15:00:29
Rome, Italy (PANA) – In its first comprehensive assessment of agroecology, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced Wednesday [...] Full text...

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AU chairman Tshisekedi expected in Guinea soon

07 september 2021 - 17:38:52
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The current chairman of the African Union (AU) and president of DR Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, is [...] Full text...

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AfDB sponsors virtual African Green Revolution Forum

07 september 2021 - 13:14:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank returns as a top-tier partner of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) [...] Full text...

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Agriculture stakeholders reflect on sustainable and resilient food systems for Africa

07 september 2021 - 12:47:07
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Farmers, heads of state, agricultural scientists and representatives of the private sector and civil society [...] Full text...

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African Union Commissioner promises to revamp election observation in Africa

04 september 2021 - 00:33:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union’s Commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, Bankole Adeoye, has pledged to [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Ghana receives 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines

30 august 2021 - 22:41:40
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The German Government has pledged to donate to Ghana 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Coming months critical for future pandemic preparedness: WHO chief

26 august 2021 - 05:22:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The next three months will be a critical period for stepping up global collective action against [...] Full text...

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Libya convenes meeting of AMU foreign ministers in Cairo

25 august 2021 - 21:30:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya has, by virtue of its position as current president of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), [...] Full text...

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European Union condemns terrorist attack in Burkina Faso

21 august 2021 - 12:02:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The European Union Friday in a statement strongly condemned the cowardly attack by a terrorist [...] Full text...

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OCHA raises concern about threats to life in Libya due to climate change

19 august 2021 - 15:48:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed concern about the [...] Full text...

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South Africa President Ramaphosa attends SADC summit in Malawi

17 august 2021 - 12:37:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa is attending the 41st Southern African Development Community [...] Full text...

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Five Zambian presidential candidates tell Lungu to concede

15 august 2021 - 11:54:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Five candidates in Zambia’s presidential election have written to Edgar Lungu calling on the head of [...] Full text...

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Malawi values SADC’s principles, ideals, goals and aspirations - Minister

14 august 2021 - 15:14:43
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi attaches great importance to the principles, ideals, values, goals and aspirations of founders of the [...] Full text...

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Malawi hosts 41st SADC Summit

09 august 2021 - 13:32:37
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Paying attention to the health and wellbeing of their populations, Heads of State and Government in [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian agency launches campaign for action against climate crisis clock

09 august 2021 - 10:57:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To get the world racing against the climate crisis clock, the UN Office for the Coordination [...] Full text...

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WFP urges inclusion of indigenous peoples in transforming food systems

06 august 2021 - 14:32:54
Rome, Italy (PANA) – It is important to include indigenous peoples in the process of transforming the world’s food systems, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO calls for moratorium on booster jabs

05 august 2021 - 05:26:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN health organization called on Wednesday for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine [...] Full text...

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Breastfeeding central to eliminating child malnutrition: WHO, UNICEF chiefs

03 august 2021 - 05:56:03
New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials are urging Governments to make breastfeeding-friendly environments a priority, in line [...] Full text...

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US State Department hosts virtual Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit

03 august 2021 - 05:22:28
Washington, DC (US) - The U.S. Department of State is hosting the virtual Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit on 3-4 August.   A statement [...] Full text...

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Burundi and Rwanda revive security cooperation

31 july 2021 - 18:38:22
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The extradition on Friday of 19 alleged Burundian rebels captured in Rwanda in September 2019 has [...] Full text...

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IFAD reaches 123 million people in fight against hunger, poverty and exclusion

29 july 2021 - 13:41:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world pushing millions more people into hunger and poverty, [...] Full text...

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South Africa deploys soldiers to Mozambique

29 july 2021 - 11:38:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will send 1,495 soldiers to Mozambique, as part of a regional force [...] Full text...

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Food systems transformation a ‘silver lining’ in COVID crisis: UN deputy chief

29 july 2021 - 05:35:24
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Opposition PDP lampoons President Buhari for travelling to London for Virtual Meeting

27 july 2021 - 21:24:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The leading opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday described as appalling President Muhammadu Buhari's travel to [...] Full text...

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Children, young people must be at centre of food systems transformation – UNICEF, FAO

27 july 2021 - 15:23:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A transformation of the food system that listens to the voices of children and young people, [...] Full text...

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IFAD and partners announce coalition to support development banks’ financing of sustainable food systems

27 july 2021 - 14:05:08
Rome, Italy (PANA) – Creating sustainable and equitable food systems that benefit the world’s most vulnerable people will require substantial [...] Full text...

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UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought

27 july 2021 - 07:54:46
New York, US (PANA) - Negotiations began on Monday to approve a UN science report which will anchor high level summits later [...] Full text...

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Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres

27 july 2021 - 07:46:23
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well [...] Full text...

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No pathway to reach Paris Agreement’s 1.5˚C goal without G20: UN chief

26 july 2021 - 05:13:31
New York, US (PANA) - “The world urgently needs a clear and unambiguous commitment to the 1.5 degree goal of [...] Full text...

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Farmers, the ‘lifeblood of our food systems’, deputy UN chief highlights, ahead of key summit

24 july 2021 - 16:14:33
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Farmers, especially women and indigenous people, work tirelessly to put food on our tables. UN Deputy Secretary [...] Full text...

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Food systems ignoring needs of rural people doomed to fail - IFAD warns

24 july 2021 - 13:35:05
Rome, Italy (PANA) - If the world  ignores the challenges and needs of rural people in the poorest countries, attempts to [...] Full text...

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Nelson Mandela: ‘Synonymous with the fight for justice and equality’

21 july 2021 - 18:54:13
New York, US (PANA) - Celebrating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 102nd  birthday on Wednesday, the UN deputy chief hailed the [...] Full text...

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Summit: African leaders call on WB Group to raise $100 billion to help Africa recover from Covid-19

20 july 2021 - 23:19:45
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African leaders have called on the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to [...] Full text...

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Libya urges Non-Aligned Movement to work towards fair representation of all peoples of the world

15 july 2021 - 20:39:43
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya said here Thursday results of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit meetings held recently in the [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe President to attend 20th Int'l Development Association Resource Replenishment meeting in Abidjan

14 july 2021 - 19:47:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, left Ouagadougou on Wednesday for Abidjan, [...] Full text...

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South Africa invests in biodiversity to promote rural development and conservation

14 july 2021 - 13:41:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - South Africa is stepping up investment for its wildlife and biodiversity sectors thanks to a [...] Full text...

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The world is ‘tremendously off track’ to meet 2030 SDGs: UN chief

13 july 2021 - 05:43:48
New York, US (PANA) - Between 720 and 811 million people in the world faced hunger in 2020 – some 161 million more [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger – UN report

12 july 2021 - 15:43:29
Rome, Italy (PANA)  – There was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, the United Nations said on Monday, [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel heads of state call for support for transition in Mali and Chad

10 july 2021 - 10:50:04
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The G5 Sahel heads of state Friday called on the international community to support the transitional [...] Full text...

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Time running out for countries on climate crisis front line - Guterres

09 july 2021 - 06:43:04
New York, US (PANA) - The world’s running out of time to limit global temperature rise to below two degrees [...] Full text...

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National dialogue on food systems opens in Mauritius

08 july 2021 - 08:18:11
Flacq, Mauritius (PANA) - National dialogue on food systems opened on Wednesday in several regions in Mauritius in a bid [...] Full text...

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Gambia chairs Africa group at the United Nations

06 july 2021 - 16:57:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia has been nominated to Chair the Africa Group of Permanent Representatives at the United Nations [...] Full text...

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African leaders to support IDA replenishment for recovery from COVID-19

06 july 2021 - 08:57:22
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire and the World Bank Group will on 15 July [...] Full text...

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Guinea Parliament adopts military cooperation agreement with Senegal

05 july 2021 - 11:52:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A military and technical cooperation agreement between Guinea and Senegal was adopted on Sunday by the [...] Full text...

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MDBs’ climate finance rose to $66 billion in 2020, joint report shows

30 june 2021 - 13:45:51
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Climate finance committed by major multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose to a total of $66 [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM discusses with Moroccan officials ways to promote bilateral relations

28 june 2021 - 22:01:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba Monday discussed during talks with [...] Full text...

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Mali, Guinea Bissau to boost cooperation between them

27 june 2021 - 17:17:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Mali, Col. Assimi Goïta, and his counterpart from Guinea-Bissau, Umaro [...] Full text...

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EU leaders call for immediate withdrawal of mercenaries, foreign forces from Libya

25 june 2021 - 11:45:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - European Union (EU) leaders have, in a final statement issued on Friday at the end of [...] Full text...

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Lessons learnt from Berlin II conference

24 june 2021 - 21:39:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The hour of reckoning came just hours after leaders and representatives of governments as well as [...] Full text...

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SADC expresses solidarity with victims of Nyiragongo volcano eruption in Goma, DR Congo

23 june 2021 - 22:51:49
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have expressed [...] Full text...

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SADC holds Extraordinary Summit in Maputo

23 june 2021 - 09:22:59
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are on Wednesday meeting in the Mozambican capital, [...] Full text...

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FM appeals for understanding from Int'l community on Mali's political crisis

22 june 2021 - 18:04:33
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, has appealed to the international community to show [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Ghana: Ghana's President re-elected chair of sub-regional bloc

22 june 2021 - 00:00:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The sub-regional group ECOWAS at the end of its 59th summit here Saturday re-elected Ghana's President [...] Full text...

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Guinean gov't cracks down on logging, timber trafficking

21 june 2021 - 19:56:15
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government says it banned the logging and transport of wood before July 2, the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS sets launch of single currency for 2027

20 june 2021 - 16:25:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Saturday agreed a new roadmap for the launch [...] Full text...

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Islamic State element for Greater Sahara arrested in joint Barkane-Nigerien army operation

18 june 2021 - 15:21:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A senior member of the Islamic State in the Great Sahara (EIGS), Dadi ould Chouaib, known [...] Full text...

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Presidential Council member highlights Libya's urgent need for science and technology to access knowledge

17 june 2021 - 13:17:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -  Libyan Presidential Council member Abdallah al-Lafi has underlined the importance of science, technology and innovation in [...] Full text...

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Lack of digital infrastructure risks leaving millions of rural families in poverty – IFAD

16 june 2021 - 15:50:00
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Despite a massive increase in migrants sending money home via digital transfers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...] Full text...

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World Bank, IMF launch High-Level Advisory Group on sustainable and inclusive recovery and growth

15 june 2021 - 15:41:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) -  In the face of two crises—COVID-19 and climate change—the World Bank Group and International Monetary [...] Full text...

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NATO leaders call on Libyan institutions to work towards 24 December vote

15 june 2021 - 11:51:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) have urged the Libyan Government and Parliament to [...] Full text...

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Restoring nature ‘the test of our generation’: UN General Assembly President

15 june 2021 - 05:34:18
New York, US (PANA) - Stepping up global efforts to combat land degradation is the only way to safeguard food [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Reported new cases decline for 7 weeks in a row -WHO

14 june 2021 - 22:35:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Globally, the number of new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) [...] Full text...

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How to attract private finance to Africa’s development

14 june 2021 - 15:54:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has brought economic activity in Africa to a standstill and the continent’s [...] Full text...

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G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses

14 june 2021 - 13:15:11
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) of the G7 member countries have for the first time come [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN welcomes landmark 870 million G7 vaccine doses pledge

14 june 2021 - 06:44:06
New York, US (PANA) - A senior UN official on Sunday welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized nations’ [...] Full text...

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Pan-African Parliament asks European Parliament to remain neutral in Rabat-Madrid dispute

11 june 2021 - 17:56:36
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Pan-African Parliament has asked the European Parliament not to get involved in the crisis between [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian president to visit Guinea on Thursday

10 june 2021 - 11:18:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Ghanaian Head of State, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to arrive in Conakry early [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Campaigners slam 'self-interest' of G7 countries in vaccine challenges

10 june 2021 - 11:00:40
London, UK (PANA) - The self-interest of G7 countries is the biggest obstacle to ending the Covid-19 pandemic, a group [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN experts to G7: Production of safe COVID-19 vaccines must outweigh profit

10 june 2021 - 06:04:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of UN independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for the leaders of the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF, celebrities appeal to G7 countries to donate COVID vaccinations

08 june 2021 - 20:56:27
New York, US (PANA) - From David Beckham to Whoopi Goldberg and Angelique Kidjo, ambassadors for the UN Children’s Fund [...] Full text...

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South Africa to attend G7 Summit

08 june 2021 - 17:55:18
  Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week travel to the UK to attend the G7 [...] Full text...

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'Fragile democratic gains at risk in Central Africa as violence by armed groups escalates'

08 june 2021 - 05:23:43
New York, US (PANA) - Attacks by armed groups including Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province pose grave [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO boss says new cases reported decline for six weeks, deaths for five weeks

07 june 2021 - 20:55:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) now [...] Full text...

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Gov'ts must commit to unconditionally phase out all fossil fuels by 2030, says Amnesty International

07 june 2021 - 06:08:22
London, UK (PANA) - A human rights advocate said on Monday that the world’s richest governments are effectively condemning millions [...] Full text...

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Global vaccines initiative gets US$50 million boost

02 june 2021 - 22:39:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$50 million commitment to the Global Vaccine [...] Full text...

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Fifth Tunisia Digital Summit topens in Tunis

02 june 2021 - 21:07:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The fifth Tunisia digital summit opened here Wednesday on the theme "Challenges of post Covid-19 digital [...] Full text...

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Africa’s Free Trade Area, world’s largest, says Expert

02 june 2021 - 19:59:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Anne Wambui Gaitha, an International Trade and Investment expert on Wednesday revealed that the newly-launched African [...] Full text...

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AU suspends Mali with immediate effect following second coup

02 june 2021 - 07:13:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has suspended Mali from the continental body with immediate effect until [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari appoints former Foreign Minister Babagana Kingibe as Special Envoy to Chad

31 may 2021 - 20:46:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former foreign minister and Secretary to the Government of [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU High Representative says 'vaccination gap must be closed’

31 may 2021 - 15:48:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union High Representative has stressed the need to close the vaccination gap between advanced [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders suspend Mali over second coup

31 may 2021 - 05:00:24
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday suspended Mali [...] Full text...

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Extraordinary summit on Mali's political crisis begins

30 may 2021 - 15:55:02
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A one-day extraordinary summit by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to discuss the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council welcomes Somali agreement on prompt and peaceful elections

30 may 2021 - 13:09:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council bas welcomed the agreement reached on Thursday by the Somali federal [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for global partnership to address climate change, COVID-19

30 may 2021 - 12:57:32
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that if governments embrace together the goals of phasing [...] Full text...

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Ghana hosts ECOWAS summit on unfolding political events in Mali

30 may 2021 - 06:22:03
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold an extraordinary summit in Accra  on [...] Full text...

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Mali's Constitutional Court declares coup leader, Assimi Goita, President of the Transition

29 may 2021 - 14:42:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Constitutional Court of Mali on Friday installed Col. Assimi Goita, president of the transition and [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister calls for collective African action to regulate migration

28 may 2021 - 13:45:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Najla al-Mangouch has stressed the need for collective [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: WHO, partners call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021

27 may 2021 - 21:21:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries that are advanced in their vaccination programmes are seeing cases of COVID-19 decline and early [...] Full text...

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Greece pledges to enhance its partnership with Africa

27 may 2021 - 14:38:42
Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece will always be an active partner of Africa, Nikos Dendias, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, said [...] Full text...

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Buhari hosts President of Libyan Presidential Council at Presidential Villa in Abuja

26 may 2021 - 15:42:13
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hosted the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Younis [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council chairman calls for end to violations on Libya's southern borders

26 may 2021 - 11:10:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mr. Mohamed al-Manfi, has stressed the need to stop [...] Full text...

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Somali leaders resume talks on critical elections

26 may 2021 - 06:42:19
New York, US (PANA) - A summit involving leaders of Somalia’s political factions is underway in Mogadishu, a welcome relief [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: EU to increase global vaccine production capacities

25 may 2021 - 15:13:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The pace of vaccinations has accelerated across the EU and should be sustained, the European Council [...] Full text...

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LEAD: UN chief calls for 'unconditional' release of Malian interim president, PM

25 may 2021 - 10:52:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the "unconditional" release of Mali's interim president and prime [...] Full text...

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UN Mission in Mali calls for release of interim president and PM

25 may 2021 - 07:53:03
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is calling for the release of the Malian [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN chief calls for G20 vaccine task force, in 'war' against the virus

22 may 2021 - 05:03:59
Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world’s richest economies to take a central role in ending the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: G20 leaders call for urgent, immediate action to overcome pandemic

21 may 2021 - 22:32:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World leaders met here Friday at the Global Health Summit co-hosted by the European Commission and Italy  [...] Full text...

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France offers support for Nigeria to overcome security challenges

19 may 2021 - 12:47:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that his country will  support Nigeria with [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President calls for debt cancellation for poor countries

19 may 2021 - 09:35:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed on Tuesday called for the cancellation of the debts of poor countries [...] Full text...

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Youth are Africa’s best asset; invest in them, says AfDB President, Adesina

18 may 2021 - 21:13:07
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Africa’s underinvested youth are in need of urgent attention and youth entrepreneurship investment banks must [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel holds mini summit in Paris

18 may 2021 - 10:05:41
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Heads of state and government of the G5 Sahel held a mini-summit on Monday on [...] Full text...

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Heavy external debt burden suppresses African development endeavours

17 may 2021 - 13:26:23
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - There could be no recovery from the current economic malaise without addressing Africa’s external debt [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso president leaves for Paris Summit on financing for African economies

17 may 2021 - 11:53:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, left Ouagadougou on Monday for Paris, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UNICEF chief calls on G7 countries to 'share excess vaccines now'

17 may 2021 - 06:25:08
New York, US (PANA) - The deadly increase in COVID-19 cases  in India could potentially occur elsewhere if vulnerable countries [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari departs Abuja for France for African Finance Summit

16 may 2021 - 16:24:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo to pay working visit to France, Belgium, S. Africa

14 may 2021 - 23:18:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Akufo-Addo will leave Sunday, 16 May, for a nine-day official working visit to France, [...] Full text...

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Public development banks urge new financing for Africa’s post-Covid-19 recovery

12 may 2021 - 13:26:33
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) - A global coalition of public development banks on Tuesday emphasized the urgency of immediate resources [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS envoy to Mali, Goodluck Jonathan, arrives in Bamako to assess the situation in the country

10 may 2021 - 17:07:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediator for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, [...] Full text...

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UN Chief renews zero-emissions appeal to avoid falling into climate abyss

06 may 2021 - 19:02:00
Petersberg, Germany (PANA) - All countries should commit to zero carbon emissions by 2050 if the world is to avoid [...] Full text...

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Tunisia ministerial Council focuses on preparations for 18th Francophonie Summit

06 may 2021 - 10:12:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Preparations for the 18th Summit of the Francophonie, scheduled to take place in Djerba, Tunisia, on [...] Full text...

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Young people key to transforming world’s food systems: UN officials

05 may 2021 - 05:23:23
New York, US (PANA) - Young people are taking a leading role in shaping fair and equitable food systems around [...] Full text...

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Africa needs to invest in innovative technology, says UN chief’s special adviser

04 may 2021 - 13:20:48
Washington, US (PANA) - In rebuilding their economies after COVID-19, policymakers in Africa must invest in innovative technology to leapfrog [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global vaccination push

04 may 2021 - 05:36:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on Monday for the world’s richest nations to [...] Full text...

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Development banks, partners pledge over $17 billion to increase food security in Africa

30 april 2021 - 17:14:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over US$17 billion in [...] Full text...

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AfDB, IFAD and partners redouble efforts to stop hunger in Africa

29 april 2021 - 19:47:16
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership [...] Full text...

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Declare State of Emergency over insecurity in Nigeria, House of Reps asks Buhari

27 april 2021 - 18:27:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Federal House of Representatives on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a State of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria seeks US assistance in fighting Boko Haram/ISWAP, banditry, warns of spill over to other countries

27 april 2021 - 18:21:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday formally asked for the assistance of the United States (U.S.) [...] Full text...

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Ocean benefits increasingly undermined by human activity, UN assessment reveals

22 april 2021 - 06:28:48
New York, US (PANA) - Greater understanding of the ocean is essential if the world is to recover better from [...] Full text...

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World on verge of climate ‘abyss’, as temperature rise continues: UN chief

20 april 2021 - 05:20:42
New York, US  (PANA) -  The Earth’s temperature continues to rise unabated, with 2020 being one of the three warmest [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Vaccine equity is the ‘challenge of our time’, WHO chief declares

17 april 2021 - 04:51:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With the number of new COVID-19 cases nearly doubling over the past two months, approaching the [...] Full text...

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